Being There [LP]

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Wilco’s second effort is an ambitious, double album of 19 songs that the New York Times described as “grand, bleak, woozy.” The Independent compared it favorably to the Rolling Stones’ brilliant, nefarious Exile on Main Street: “Like them, Wilco have the precious gift of being able to render a blend of styles—in their case, primarily country-rock and raggedy-ass American punk—with a bar-room warmth and conviction that's entirely beguiling.”

Description

Wilco’s second effort is an ambitious, double album of 19 songs that the New York Times described as “grand, bleak, woozy.” The Independent compared it favorably to the Rolling Stones’ brilliant, nefarious Exile on Main Street: “Like them, Wilco have the precious gift of being able to render a blend of styles—in their case, primarily country-rock and raggedy-ass American punk—with a bar-room warmth and conviction that's entirely beguiling.”

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Wilco
Recorded at Chicago Recording Co. (disc one: 1-3, 9; disc two: 1-5, 8, 9); Warzone Recorders in Chicago (disc one: 4-8, 10); The Studio in Springfield, Mo. (disc two: 7); and Moonshine Studios in Atlanta (disc two: 6).
Engineered by Chris Sheppard, Martin Stebbing, Jim Rondinelli, Lou Whitney, and Skip Bryant
Additional recording at Ocean Way
Second Engineer: Mike Scotella
Second Engineer at CRC: Ron Lowe
Mixed by Chris Sheppard at CRC (disc one: 1, 2, 5, 10; disc two: 1-5, 7, 9); Jim Scott at Andora (disc one: 3, 4, 7-9); Jim Rondinelli at Ocean Way; Skip Saylor, and CRC (disc one: 6; disc two: 6, 8)
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway, Portland, Maine

All songs written by Jeff Tweedy; “Misunderstood” contains lyrics from “Amphetamine” by Peter Laughner

Nonesuch Selection Number

518085

Number of Discs in Set
2discs
Album Status
Artist Name
Wilco
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Jeff Tweedy, vocals, guitar, bass, radio
Jay Bennett, guitar, pianos, organs, harmonica, lap steel, drums, accordion, vocals
John Stirratt, bass, violin, piano, vocals
Max Johnston, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, vocals
Ken Coomer, drums, percussion, guitar, vocals

Additional musicians:
Greg Leisz, pedal steel ("The Lonely 1")
Jesse Greene, violin ("The Lonely 1")
Bob Egan, national steel guitar ("Dreamer in My Dreams"), pedal steel ("Far, Far Away")

Horns on "Monday" arranged by Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey and Gary Grant, trumpets
Larry Williams, tenor saxophone
Dan Higgins, tenor and baritone saxophone

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Label
LP+MP3
UPC
075597982947BUN
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News & Reviews

  • Wilco's Jeff Tweedy joined Cheryl Pawelski in conversation at a Recording Academy event in Chicago celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the band's groundbreaking album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The super deluxe anniversary edition of the album, released in September 2022, earned them the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 2023 as compilation producers and writer Bob Mehr the Grammy for Best Album Notes. You can watch their conversation here.

  • Wilco’s 2007 album Sky Blue Sky is now available in a limited-edition two-LP, sky-blue vinyl release; you can take a quick look inside here. The Gold-selling album made year’s best lists from Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, BBC Radio 6 Music, and more. “Near perfect,” said Spin. Featuring the band that was assembled after the release of 2004’s A ghost is born, Sky Blue Sky was the first studio album from a lineup that has remained the same to today: guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, percussionist Glenn Kotche, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, and avant-jazz guitarist Nels Cline.

  • About This Album

    Wilco’s second effort is an ambitious, double album of 19 songs that the New York Times described as “grand, bleak, woozy.” The Independent compared it favorably to the Rolling Stones’ brilliant, nefarious Exile on Main Street: “Like them, Wilco have the precious gift of being able to render a blend of styles—in their case, primarily country-rock and raggedy-ass American punk—with a bar-room warmth and conviction that's entirely beguiling.”

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Jeff Tweedy, vocals, guitar, bass, radio
    Jay Bennett, guitar, pianos, organs, harmonica, lap steel, drums, accordion, vocals
    John Stirratt, bass, violin, piano, vocals
    Max Johnston, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, vocals
    Ken Coomer, drums, percussion, guitar, vocals

    Additional musicians:
    Greg Leisz, pedal steel ("The Lonely 1")
    Jesse Greene, violin ("The Lonely 1")
    Bob Egan, national steel guitar ("Dreamer in My Dreams"), pedal steel ("Far, Far Away")

    Horns on "Monday" arranged by Jerry Hey
    Jerry Hey and Gary Grant, trumpets
    Larry Williams, tenor saxophone
    Dan Higgins, tenor and baritone saxophone

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Wilco
    Recorded at Chicago Recording Co. (disc one: 1-3, 9; disc two: 1-5, 8, 9); Warzone Recorders in Chicago (disc one: 4-8, 10); The Studio in Springfield, Mo. (disc two: 7); and Moonshine Studios in Atlanta (disc two: 6).
    Engineered by Chris Sheppard, Martin Stebbing, Jim Rondinelli, Lou Whitney, and Skip Bryant
    Additional recording at Ocean Way
    Second Engineer: Mike Scotella
    Second Engineer at CRC: Ron Lowe
    Mixed by Chris Sheppard at CRC (disc one: 1, 2, 5, 10; disc two: 1-5, 7, 9); Jim Scott at Andora (disc one: 3, 4, 7-9); Jim Rondinelli at Ocean Way; Skip Saylor, and CRC (disc one: 6; disc two: 6, 8)
    Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway, Portland, Maine

    All songs written by Jeff Tweedy; “Misunderstood” contains lyrics from “Amphetamine” by Peter Laughner